Physics teacher who also enjoys refereeing Rugby Union and Touch. Husband and daddy.
Joined May 2011
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Jun 14
The Surrey Hills are beautiful but I does play havoc with my hayfever!
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Jun 11
La Antártida con una temperatura máxima por encima de los 15 °C, récord absoluto ( 2 °C respecto al anterior registro máximo).
Los científicos: "Esto es una locura. Son unos 20 °C por encima de lo normal para esta época del año. Es una anomalía enorme".
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Jun 6
The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review.
They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead 😆.
Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.
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If you despise something you don’t understand, just destroy evidence sources that support it.
Jun 2
At a time when ocean temperatures are smashing records and scientists are still trying to understand how fast the system is shifting under climate change, they are talking about scrapping a 368 million dollar early warning network that has ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR by tax payers.
This is not just a few sensors in the sea. It is a network of ~900 instruments measuring temperature, currents, carbon, chemistry and ecosystem change. It was designed to deliver long term data over decades.
This would effectively end key long running records and that matters because ocean data only becomes powerful over time. You cannot rebuild a continuous climate record once it is interrupted.
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May 27
Too often!!
99% of pedestrians deaths and 94% of pedestrian serious injuries on pavements are caused by motorists.
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How perfectly marvellous!
Research suggests that every €1 invested in wind energy delivers €7 annually for the European economy.
This is due to the compounding effects of not having to import energy, leading to faster growth.
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May 3
I’ve put a load of my most popular files together in a Dropbox folder. Let me know if you’d like the link. Can I also ask that you share this post pretty please 🙏 (as it seems the only way to get anything seen nowadays!). 😊
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May 17
Scott Hastings, a man of integrity, honesty and empathy. A player who never gave below his maximum. There is nothing more you can ask as a legacy. RIP
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May 8
Repost this if you work in education.
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May 6
The best in the world at what she does 🌍
Zoe Harrison enters the Rose Room for O2 Inside Line: For the Rose to discuss the evolution of kicking in women’s rugby.
@O2 | #WearTheRose
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Apr 30
Feeling cultured tonight accompanying the Drama department to 'Noughts & Crosses' in Guildford.
#YesICanDriveAMinibus
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Apr 25
It’s game day 🌹
Watch us face Wales on BBC Two at 14:15 📺
ALT England Vs Wales. Sat 24 April. Ashton Gate. 14.15 BST. BBC Two.
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Apr 24
Research in Finland found that simply changing what children play on can quickly influence their immune system.
Scientists redesigned parts of nursery playgrounds by swapping gravel and asphalt for natural forest materials, soil, moss, leaf litter, and native plants, so kids would be exposed to the microbes found in nature. After just 28 days, clear biological differences emerged.
Children who played in these “rewilded” spaces developed a richer mix of microbes on their skin and in their gut. They also showed higher levels of regulatory T-cells, which help the body manage inflammation and reduce the risk of immune overreactions like allergies. These changes were not observed in children who stayed on conventional playground surfaces.
The findings support the biodiversity hypothesis, the idea that limited contact with natural environments, especially in urban life, may be linked to rising allergies and autoimmune conditions.
What stands out is how simple the intervention was. This wasn’t extreme outdoor exposure-just everyday play in a more natural setting. Even small, regular contact with soil and vegetation appears to shape the body’s internal ecosystem and how the immune system develops.
Learn more:
"Dirty Playgrounds: How Rewilding Finnish Schools Transformed
Children's Health." LettsSafari
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Apr 19
Students remember more when they write it down on paper. Not type it. Not screenshot it. Write it!
The act of writing slows students down, adds tactile feedback, and helps lock it into memory.
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Apr 18
It’s game day in Edinburgh 🌹
Watch us take on Scotland live on BBC Two 📺
ALT Scotland vs England. Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Sat 18 April, 13:30 BST, BBC Two
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